BIO 314 - Ornithology

Course Units: 1.0

(Spring: Bishop) Birds are excellent subjects to study all levels of biological organization, from biochemistry and genetics through physiology, ecology, and evolution. This course emphasizes the evolution, anatomy, physiology, ecology, and conservation biology of avifauna. Weekly labs will be split between the field to identify birds through sight and sound and the laboratory to learn dissections and study skins. Prerequisite(s): BIO 103 or permission of the instructor. Corequisite(s): BIO 314L CC: SCLB Lecture/Lab Hours One lab per week. ISP: ENS